The Westminster Confession, Chapter VII – Of God’s Covenant With Man (2)

Our readers will recall that we have been treating the first two sections of Chapter VII of the Westminster Confession, which chapter bears the title "Of God's Covenant with Man," These first two sections deal with the subject of God's relationship with Adam before the fall. This relationship is identified in section two as "the covenant of works, wherein life was promised to Adam, and in him to his posterity, upon condition of perfect and personal obedience." Our readers will recall that we...